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by jimktrains2 130 days ago
~~~While it's not a passport, I believe most states have free id cards that are "realid" compliant.~~~

Edit: I'm wrong.
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WarOnPrivacy 130 days ago
> I believe most states have free id cards that are "realid" compliant.

None in the mid-Atlantic or SE that I've seen. Some states offer free gov docs under limited programs, eg:unaccompanied homeless youth.

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jimktrains2 130 days ago
I stand corrected, at least in Pennsylvania (1). I misremembering the issues surrounding requiring Id to vote. The law that was struck down did provide a free id that would have been suitable for voting; however, that isn't required and no longer exists, and there was no mention I could find of if it would have been realid compliant.(2)

(1) https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmv/resources/payments-and-fees

(2) Applewhite v. Commonwealth https://pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Voter-ID-Fi...

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strbean 130 days ago
Scanning https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/real-id/ I'm not sure there is a single state that provides ID without a fee of some sort, across the board.
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astura 130 days ago
Exactly zero states give you real IDs for free.
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